Animal Connection of Texas is a grassroots group dedicated to the end of animal suffering. We are based in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, and are in our 22nd year.

Some of our current campaigns include demos at several circuses each year Circuses.com, Fur Free Friday FurIsDead.com, Staples/HLS protests, rodeo protests, Petland demos and tabling at numerous local events.

Founded in 1986, ACT has accomplished the following:

June 2008: Fought and won to pass the Mandatory Spay/Neuter.
June 2008: Fought to make it illegal to tether dogs in Dallas.
--Fought and won a 4-year battle to end pound seizure in Dallas (the practice of selling dogs and cats from city shelters to research labs).
--Established SNYP (discount spay/neuter coupon program, used throughout the metroplex). Call 214-349-SNYP for coupons and information.
--Helped bring to Dallas:
-Pet-Fix (mobile spay/neuter clinic, free to low-income residents)
-Luv-A-Pet (now Spay/Neuter Assistance Program)
--Placed spay/neuter ads on DART buses
--Placed anti-fur billboards and TV commercials
--Placed anti-rodeo ads on DART buses
--ACT members collected signatures and spoke at city council meetings to help pass a proposition to fund a new animal shelter for the city of Dallas. The proposition passed in the 1996 bond election.
--Hosted a 9-month long weekly radio show that featured topics on animal welfare, animal rights, the environment, and some social justice issues.
--Organizes and leads many events and protests.
--Public education on spay/neuter. ACT worked with SNAP to widely distribute Spanish-language spay/neuter information as well as continuing to promote SNYP's discount coupons.

Meetings
ACT meetings are held the second Saturday of each month at the Center for Community Cooperation, 2900 Live Oak, (corner of Live Oak & Liberty), Dallas. Meetings start at 10 a.m.

Want to find out more about our organization? Visit our website at www.animalconnectiontx.org or call the info-line at 214-373-7867.